Ants on squash and beans
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I see ants on the flowers of my squash plants and my purple beans. Usually it's because of aphids or some disease but when I looked they are perfectly healthy plants and flowers so can that be just part of nature? Just for the info it's in my greenhouse and I have no diseases in any plants at all
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by: reem
(9 points)
Posted: November 11, 2014
Answers
They are going up the tree for some reason. Likely sugar produced by aphids
see here https://www.plantvillage.com/posts/15...
see here https://www.plantvillage.com/posts/15...
Posted
by: David Hughes
(67 points)
Posted: November 11, 2014
David Hughes commented,
some ants are known to collect seeds, but ants are not suspected to collect pollen. They tend to get their protein from dead insects they collect over 9 years ago.
some ants are known to collect seeds, but ants are not suspected to collect pollen. They tend to get their protein from dead insects they collect over 9 years ago.
I have seen some ants on squash blossoms using nectar, so they may just be doing the same on your plants. However they are probably not pollinating the flowers very effectively.
Posted
by: Kerry Mauck
(58 points)
Posted: November 14, 2014
I guess David was right! I found Aphids but very few like 4 only literally but the amount of ants is way more than the aphids ... But I snapped off the damaged leaves
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by: reem
(9 points)
Posted: November 15, 2014
Kerry Mauck commented,
Glad you found them. In the future, you can just squish the aphids or treat the plant with some dilute soapy water. Aphids don't do a lot of damage to the tissues so it saves you from removing parts of the plant that are still helping it to photosynthesize. Keep inspecting and squishing for a few days, as aphid nymphs (newborns) that are very small may have been produced before you took care of the adults. over 9 years ago.
Glad you found them. In the future, you can just squish the aphids or treat the plant with some dilute soapy water. Aphids don't do a lot of damage to the tissues so it saves you from removing parts of the plant that are still helping it to photosynthesize. Keep inspecting and squishing for a few days, as aphid nymphs (newborns) that are very small may have been produced before you took care of the adults. over 9 years ago.
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